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What is act utilitarianism?

Act utilitarianism, founded by Jeremy Bentham, is a utilitarian view on ethics which holds that each person should act in a manner which brings about the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number ...
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What is the difference between a codified constitution and an uncodified constitution?

A codified constitution is a constitution which is located in a single document or a collection of documents. It operates to clearly state the structure/shape of the government, the manner upon which laws ar...
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How are the issues of men and power portrayed through the characters of John, Maggie, and Jenny in Act 3 of Men Should Weep?

John's anger at Jenny's financial support for his family is summed up in his attitude that he is the 'heid of the hoose', despite his inability to provide for his own family. The shame, jealousy, and anger a...
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Expand and Simplify: 6(2x+3) -x(3+(1/x))

Start by expanding the brackets: (Take special care to remember the minus sign when expanding the second bracket as this is a common mistake)= 6 2x + 6 3 - 3 x - x (1/x)Simplify further:= 12x + 18 - 3x - 1=9...
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A right-angled triangle has two smaller sides of length 5cm and 12cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

By Pythagoras' Theorem, we know 5 2 +12 2 = c 2 . So c 2 = 169, thus c = +13 as lengths are positive.
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